General Knowledge - Sports

Exercise : Sports - Section 1
36.
What do African-American football players Ernie Davis, Archie Griffin, and Tony Dorsett have in common?
They all played for Pittsburgh
They all won the Heisman Trophy
They all led to Super Bowl titles
They dont have any similarity
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the prize in 1961, and Archie Griffin is the only player to have won it twice, in 1974 and 1975. Only Dorsett played for Pittsburgh. Davis played for Syracuse and Griffin played for Ohio State. Only Dorsett did lead his team to a Super Bowl title as NFC Rookie of the Year in 1977-78.

37.
Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?
Subhash Gupte
M.L.Jaisimha
Lala Amarnath
Raman Lamba
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Raman Lamba, Rambo to friends, had played for India in four Tests and 32 one-day internationals. While fielding, he was felled at silly mid-on by a shot from national player Mehrab Hussain Opee's willow. Lamba was admitted to a private clinic and later to the Dhaka Medical College. From there he was shifted to the postgraduate hospital where he died.

38.
Which of the following is a Manipuri version of Hockey?
Khong Kangjei
Hiyang Tanaba
Yubi Lakpi
None of above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

39.
Which county did Javagal Srinath sign for in 2003?
Surrey
Durham
Sussex
Essex
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Srinath was drafted as cover for Australian Martin Love.

40.
Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?
Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sachin didn't have the greatest of times in Geoff Boycott's land. He averaged 40 odd, which is pretty low by his standards.